Gift of David K. Bernhardt, 2017 Dates of creation: 1972-2016 Extent: 11 boxes (1.6 metres) Biographical note: David James French (now Dayv James-French) was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island on August 18, 1953 and died in Toronto on September 1, 2016. He obtained his bachelor of arts in Religion (1979) from Carleton University and in Creative Writing (1980) from the University of Victoria. James-French was a member of the Writers Union of Canada and was the recipient of several awards, including the Canada Council of Explorations Grant (1982), Nepean Public Library Short Story Award (1989), and the Ontario Arts Council Works-in-Progress Grant (1991). James-French was published several times in the Antioch Review: Domestic Order (The Merry Chase: Juggling Words and Other Fictions, vol. 43, no. 1, 1985); Heaven Full of Astronauts (All Fiction Issue, vol. 45, no. 2, 1987); and Cows (Changing Fashions in Baseball, vol. 46, no. 3, 1998). His poems were published in Canada, the USA, England, and Australia. His publications include Victims of Gravity (1990) and What Else is a Heart For (revised as The Afternoon of Day Five, 2006). Scope and content: This accession of Dayv James-French s papers includes many drafts of his writing including short stories, poetry, and novels, including drafts for Victims of Gravity (1990) and other unpublished work; professional and personal correspondence with authors and publishers; submissions; book reviews; personal journals and other material related to his life and work. Contains series: 1. Manuscripts and other writing files 2. Professional correspondence 3. Personal correspondence 4. Professional files 5. Personal and miscellaneous files Custodial history: This is the first donation of Dayv James-French s material from David K. Bernhardt to the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. Notes: Folder descriptions are taken directly from titles given by James-French. 1
SERIES 1: Manuscripts and other writing drafts BOX/ CONTENTS: DATES: FOLDER #: Victims of Gravity. Erin, Ont. : Porcupine s Quill, 1990. 1:1-1:3 Fragmented drafts: Gravity [198-] 1:4-1:6 draft: Victims of Gravity 1989 Contacts (1991) 1:7 Draft: Contacts [199-] 1:8 Bound copy: Contacts (Published in an edition of 30 copies + signed) 1991 1:9 Draft: Contacts and Other Stories [199-] Glass 1:10-1:12 Draft: Queens of Hearts (also known as The Consciousness of Objects/Glass ) 1986 1:13-1:16 Draft: Glass [Includes revision + note from John Metcalf] [198-] Not Sunrise At All a short novel 1:17-1:18 Draft: Not Sunrise At All [with revisions] n.d. The Afternoon of Day Five: Revised Stories 1987-1994 (2006) formerly known as What Else is a Heart For? 2:1-2:3 Draft: The Afternoon of Day Five: Revised Stories 1987-1994. 2:4 Cover images + 1 photograph and other promotional materials. 2006 2006 2:5-2:6 Publishing agreement and other files with iuniverse. 2006 Other writing drafts [arranged alphabetically] Includes information about publications these pieces appeared in and correspondence. 2:7 Draft: 270 Days n.d. 2
2:8 Draft: A Narrow Time n.d. 2:9 Draft: A Slow Dissolve 1985 2:10 Draft: A Slow Pool 1988 2:11 Draft: An Act of Violence 1985 2:12 Draft: At the Moment n.d. 2:13-2:14 Drafts: Cows 1987 2:15 Drafts: Domestic Order 1985 2:16-2:18 Fragmented drafts: Fixing the Cats n.d. 2:19 Draft: Heaven Full of Astronauts [also appeared in What Else is a Heart For?] 1986 2:20 Draft: Mirrors 1986-1988 2:21 Draft: One Banana Hungry 1992 2:22 Draft: Paperweights n.d. 2:23 Draft: Rainy Afternoon n.d. 2:24 Draft: Recognition 1980 2:25 Draft: Sentry Duty n.d. 2:26-2:28 Drafts: Skin n.d. 3:1-3:2 Drafts: Talisman 1972-1986 3:3-3:4 Drafts: That Summer n.d. 3:5 Draft: The Asking Price 1983-1995 3:6 Draft: The Consciousness of Objects 1988 3:7 Draft: The Day J. Edgar Hoover Died 1989 3:8 Draft: The History of Friends 1987 3
3:9 Draft: According to Plan 1987 3:10-3:11 Drafts: Tripping 1987 3:12 Draft: Swans and Rabbits 1986 3:13-3:14 Drafts: Uncle Tim 1985 3:15 Draft: Water Pressure 1983 3:16 Draft: Weekend 1973 3:17 Draft: Wild Kingdom + Victims of Gravity 1985 3:18-3:24 Miscellaneous/other writing drafts [1980s-1990s] Poetry drafts Drafts of poetry Arranged alphabetically. Also contains information regarding where the poems appeared. 4:1 Draft: A Sad Thing 2016 4:2 Draft: A Sign 2016 4:3 Draft: A Slim Volume of Verse n.d. 4:4 Draft: A Small Thing 2016 4:5 Draft: Almost Obscure 2010 4:6 Draft: An Inch of Tin 2016 4:7 Draft: Banana 2010 4:8 Draft: Cairo 2010-2011 4:9 Draft: Cars in the City 2016 4:10 Draft: Conference Hotel 2016 4:11 Draft: Counterpunch 2016 4
4:12 Draft: Eleanor n.d. 4:13 Draft: Full Moon 2016 4:14 Draft: Flight 2015-2016 4:15 Draft: He Might Have Had a Dog 2016 4:16 Draft: Her Legal Husband 2016 4:17 Draft: Ice 2016 4:18 Draft: Kinkajou 1965 2015 4:19 Draft: Learning British, Speaking British 2016 4:20 Draft: Learning to Think 2016 4:21 Draft: Mindfulness 2016 4:22 Draft: Notes on Underwear 2016 4:23 Draft: POA 2016 4:24 Draft: Preview 2016 4:25 Draft: Pride 2016 4:26 Draft: Queen of the World 2016 4:27 Draft: Relatives 2016 4:28 Draft: Rethinking Salinger 2016 4:29 Draft: She Falls Silent 2016 4:30 Draft: Sight Poem 2016 4:31 Draft: Social Commentary Poems 1977-1987 [1987] 4:32 Draft: The Human Heart is the Size of a Man s Fist 2016 4:33 Draft: The Return 2016 4:34 Draft: The Room Came with Wi-Fi 2016 5
4:35 Draft: The Two 2016 4:36 Draft: Team Player 2016 4:37 Draft: There s No Sorrow 2016 4:38 Draft: They Were Human 2016 4:39 Draft: We Talked About Everything 2016 4:40 Draft: We re All Irish Today 2016 4:41-4:50 Other poetry drafts [miscellaneous] [1970s-1990s] SERIES 2: Professional Correspondence Includes correspondence, submissions, permissions, and contracts. BOX/ CONTENTS: DATES: FOLDER #: Publishers Correspondence 5:1 Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 1988 5:2 Antioch Review permissions 1989-2000 5:3 Arts Councils The Writers Union of Canada, Canada Council for the Arts, Cancopy, Toronto Arts Council 2000-2002 5:4 Canadian Fiction Magazine 1992 5:5 Beach Holme Publishing 1998-1999 5:6 Cormorant Books 1994 5:7 Coteau Books 1995 5:8 Descant contracts 1992 5:9 Epoch 1988 5:10 League of Canadian Poets 1995 5:11 Literary Press Group 1990 6
5:12 McClelland and Stewart 1993 5:13 McMillan, Ian/Iron Press 1989 5:14 Oberon Press 1985-1992 5:15 Quarry Press 1992-1994 5:16-5:18 Porcupine s Quill 1990-1991 5:19-5:25 General publishers correspondence, including correspondence for A Few Accidents Among Friends, According to Plan Domestic Order, Glass, and Signals. 1983-1996 5:26-5:30 Submissions information and correspondence. [1980s-1990s] Other professional files and correspondence 6:1 Correspondence and applications for grants 1985-1990 6:2 Contracts 1998-1999 6:3 Candida Donadio and Associated (agent) Correspondence with Eric Ashworth 1986-1992 6:4 The Writers Union of Canada files 1990-2000 6:5 Public Lending Right Commission re: Victims of Gravity, Coming Attractions 4 1990s 6:6 Correspondence re: Australian rights/poetry 1985-1987 6:7-6:8 Banff (Including Banff Centre for the Arts) [1990s] 6:9 Books in Canada 1989-1990 6:10 Casey House Foundation 2007 6:11 Canadian Who s Who 2000 6:12 Correspondence re: Kingston conference on the short story 1986-1990 6:13 Rodney C. Kyle contracts and correspondence 1999-2000 6:14 Lambda Foundation for Excellence 1996 7
6:15 Ontario Arts Council correspondence 1990-1993 6:16 Saskatchewan Writers Guild 1995 6:17 TERLA 1998-1999 6:18 The Writers Union of Canada 1999 6:19 What Contemporary Writing + Ideas 1990 6:20 Correspondence re: grants 1993-1994 7:1-7:6 Beach Holme Publishing legal dispute 1999 SERIES 3: Personal Correspondence BOX/ CONTENTS: DATES: FOLDER #: 7:7 Don Coles [1980s-1990s] 7:8 Don Dickinson 1992-1994 7:9 Keath Fraser 1987-1996 7:10-7:11 Douglas Glover 1986-1994 7:12-7:15 Carole Glickfield 1982-2002 7:16 Teresa Hannigan 2000 7:17 Jack Hodgins [Includes drafts of Dayv James-French works] 1994-1995 7:18 Janice Kulyk Keefer 1986-1988 7:19 Elise Levine 1995-1996 7:20 John Metcalf 1986-1994 8:1 Robert Menzies 1991-1996 8:2 Susan Musgrave (includes articles) 1996-1999 8:3 P.K. Page 1976 8
8:4 Bill Richardson/Gabereau 1991-1992 8:5 Diane Schomperlen 1992 8:6 Carol Shields 1991-1998 8:7 Linda Svendsen 1986-1992 8:8-8:18, 9:1-9:9 Susan Thornton 1979-2008 9:10 Elizabeth Ukrainetz 1995-1996 9:11-9:14 Louise Young 1987-1996 9:15-9:22 Other correspondence [1974-2005] SERIES 3: Professional Files Files relating to Dayv James-French s work, including reading tours, printed ephemera, promotional material, reviews, events, exhibitions and press clippings. BOX/ CONTENTS: DATES: FOLDER #: 10:1-10:2 Readings 1998-1999 10:3 Information re: Well Hung exhibition Included work by Dayv James-French and others. 2004 10:4 Printed ephemera/promotional material [1990s] 10:5 Invitations/events 1980s-1990s 10:6-10:9 Book reviews 1980s-1998 10:10-10:14 10:15-10:16 Press clippings Newspaper articles by Dayv James-French [includes correspondence] [1980s-1990s] [1990s] 10:17 Blurbs for book: Coming Attractions 4 Includes other clippings. 1990s 9
10:18 Financial files SERIES 4: Personal and miscellaneous files BOX/ CONTENTS: DATES: FOLDER #: 10:19 Juvenilia grades 12 and 13 1970s 10:20 Photograph n.d. 10:21-10:22 Box 11 Includes one photograph of Dayv James-French. Miscellaneous files Literary journals with Dayv James-French s published stories, 1988-1999 Six journals containing Dayv s ideas, thoughts, works-inprogress, [199-]-2016. 1990s 1988-2016 10